Aug. 2, 2023
Energizer, Walmart seek dismissal of 3 suits over prices
“These lawsuits are a baseless attempt to turn a manufacturer’s exercise of its well-established right to choose the prices, terms and conditions of its dealings with retailers into a supposed antitrust conspiracy,” attorneys for the two company’s said in a motion.
Energizer Holdings Inc. and Walmart Inc. asked a federal judge in Oakland to dismiss claims from three sets of plaintiffs who accused the companies of entering anticompetitive agreements to artificially inflate the prices and profits on Energizer batteries.
Energizer and Walmart maintained in their motion on Monday that their conduct was not inappropriate or damaging to competition. They argued to U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr...
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